Miller Sign Idea -Holiday Inn

A classic !!!

Jerry

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You may want to send this suggestion directly to Miller Engineering.  They are always looking for suggestions, and I think this one would be easy to implement if they can get the license.

Andy

Alas... I remember the good ole days... I wish they would make one for Howard Johnson's....

Like the Holiday Inn sign. I am waiting for a "Silvercup Bakery/Studios" sign. As used in the movie "Highlander".

I'd be in for a retro Holiday Inn sign.  They said John Deere was on their "to do" list.  Also, of limited application but looking way cool would be the Playboy rabbit head.  In fact, it might inspire Lee Willis to build an original Playboy Club on his layout completer with door bunny, camera bunny, bumper pool bunny etc.

Great Ideas! Those signs were everywhere when I was a kid, both the Holiday Inn & Howard Johnsons. You all should send your ideas to Miller signs, and do it now before you forget!

The key for any of the signs for Chris to build is licensing of the name and the cost to use it, but I would love to see those signs.

I'd love to see this made! 

But the Howard Johnson's logo is long gone... would it require a license?

They definitely would require a license or some formal permission for using the name as it's trademarked and still in active use.

As for the neon logo w/ the lady, kid & dog, that might be copyright protected and may also need licensing approval, depends on if HJ registered it and how long ago that was.

Talk about an iconic picture!  Not just the classic Holiday Inn sign but it appears the Trailways bus is a Golden Eagle.  These were a cut above the Silver Eagle coaches that were the mainstay of the Continental Trailways fleet.  According to a YouTube video, the Golden Eagles even had a galley for serving food.

The Holiday Inn sign is great.

I would love to see this

And speaking of Hotels...

Yea I would love an O gauge version of that bus and and a storefront kit of that hotel.

I requested the NJ Colgate Clock sign but never heard back from them.

I would love to see these two from Seaside Heights NJ.

I would buy the Holiday Inn sign in a heart beat. It would fit into almost any twentieth century plan. In fact I think they are still in use in some roadside spots.

This is what I would like.

Lots of Howard Johnson's still around by me.

Steve

I always thought this would make a heck of a miller sign....

A few more.  These neon signs have been removed from the beautiful old building that is to be razed in a few months for the most modern GM Big Blue Arch.  IMO.  Sad   Not visible in this picture, there are (3) feathers in the war bonnet and a high voltage distributor that flashes Yellow, Blue and Green.  Sign was in very poor condition when it came to my shop, (1992), from a building in Philadelphia.  I kept it lit for 20 years until GM demanded it be removed.  (41 pictures).

A lot of great suggestions.  Hopefully some of them will make it into production.

A similar version of that Colgate clock looked across the Ohio river from Jeffersonville, Ind. to Louisville, Ky., years ago.  I am holding out for a Coors sign.

Four for a penny!  Ah, the good old days.  Reminds me of when I had to walk 2 miles to get to Main Street so I could hitch hike to high school and save my bus fare to buy cigarettes!

Also, a cool sign for the Miller folks:

Coloradohirailer

 My be a long wait for the Coors sign, They recently put a hold on licensing out their name for reproduction on other products.

I'd like to see those as well as some of the other automobile company neon of the past, such as Studebaker, Packard or Hudson.  I also like the Buick, Pontiac and other signs that were either round or elbowed out from the buildings.  After lobbying by me and others, I was very happy that Miller produced the S&H Green Stamp sign that was so prevalent so many years ago.  As others stated or alluded, the folks at Miller/MicroStructures listen to their customers; and often the biggest hurdle is obtaining the licensing for the product.  Despite being out of date or appearing abandoned, often logos are either passed down through the former business' liquidation or snapped up by those looking to own and eventually resell their acquired investment much like internet domain names.

I put up the wrong one THIS is the Ramada Inn sign to make..

This is that sign in daylight it was HUGE! Sadly it is not there anymore

I think your idea for a "Holiday Inn" sign would be a big seller. I will add this. Don

I'm sure the outline of the engine used to light up.

http://www.thechoochoo.com/index.html

Is that O or G gauge?

There are some Trailways Golden Eagles made in O Scale and are on Ebay, however, they are extremely expensive.  There is an articulated version as well.  I have some of the plastic bank versions of the Eagle coaches but in later Trailways schemes. 

Thanks for posting the Howard Johnson sign. What memories that brought back.

I grew up in the 1950s in NJ and in the summer we would go to Coney Island or Long Island to visit relatives. The highlight of the trip was stopping at a Howard Johnsons for a hot dog and an ice cream sundae.

With regard to the Ho Jo sign, were there any animated parts of the sign like moving arms etc. It would great if Miller did that sign and Woodland Scenics did a Ho Jo diner.

Did Miller Engineering ever make a Madison Hardware sign?

Paul Goodness

It's on its way according to today's newsletter.

Although this might sound picky and it might be too late in the design stage, I hope that Miller Eng. is able to increase the italic slant of the "Lionel Trains" to look more like the original sign.  I wonder if they'll offer a slightly smaller N/HO version?  But sometimes, beggars can't be choosers.

I have 3 Miller signs and like them a lot. They all work well. I did not realize that some of the signs do not come with supports, this is not a problem for you folks that blessed with talent but folks like me that are talent challenged need to have the supports. Emailed Miller and there response was, no supports on the sign in question because they wanted to lower the cost, supports were for sell if I wanted to purchase.

I OK with what I have, I just think Miller should tell folks that a sign did not have supports.

nuf said

Brent

Keystone, Thanks for your reply. I ordered the Madison Hardware Co. sign with the small window sign too. Also ordered the Lionel desk sign and the large Drunken Clam sign. They have been delivered and I am one happy camper.

I own many more of the Miller Engineering signs and really like them. 

VistaDomeScott, I also have sent a suggestion for a sign to Miller. The Coney Island Hot Dogs animated two sided sign in Worcester Massachusetts is in the National Historical Register and is a fabulous work of art. But like your Holiday Inn sign, they probably think they can not sell enough. What I am going to do is use their experimenter kits and try to make my own. 

Paul Goodness

As with railroad cars/locos, I always want to know the timeline they operated in....and that applies to Holiday Inn and Howard Johnson's, however, the grungy hotels and tiny

towns I plan won't have either as a commercial entity.  What I wonder if is possible, is

a generic sign with replaceable/moveable lettering, that you can choose your own

names to put up.  I learned from Miller at York about Coors, and had run into the

copyright/trademark buy-up problem cited by "Keystone" when researching billboard reefers.